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' PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

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THOMAS L. MOORE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

lSpeccation of Letters Patent.

PATENT, OFFICE."

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed June 4,1906. Serial No. 320,063.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county lof Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain `new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which the following is a specification. l It is the object of my invention to provide autographic registers with means for moving a record-strip less distances than the movement of the billing or transitory strip yor strips, further to provide means whereby the record-strip may be divided into given lengths suitable for subsequent binding, further, in providing means for perforating the same for the purpose of binding, further, in providing means whereby said dividing and perforating means may be operatedl in sequence with the operation of advancing said strips, and, further, in providing means for controlling said dividing and perforating means; and the invention will be readily understood fromthe following description and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved device, taken on a line corresponding to the line x-x of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, partly broken away for better illustration of parts. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of my improved device on the line y of Fig. 1, partly broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail in side elevation showing the arresting means for the crankarm. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the head-end of the machine, partly broken away, shown in section on the line x-x of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same with the upper works removed. Fig. 7 is a detail in lside elevation showing the stop for the tripping or cutting lever. Fig. 8 is a detail in section on the line z-z of Fig. 4 showing the catch for the stop-lever, with the latter in arrested position, Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the record strip broken away, having its end severed into a perforated sheet of completed record entries. Fig. l0 is a perspective view of the ratchet-wheel showing the pin thereon for operating the severing device; and, Fig. 11 is a similar view of saidl ratchet-wheel from its other side showing the pins thereon for operating the periorating tool.

My improved device is valuable in connection with the system for keeping accounts shown, described and claimed in my application for Letters Patent of the United States, filed March 5, 1906, Serial No. 304,303, and which also shows a machine embodying some of the features of my invention, not however claimed in said application, and to which application reference is respectfully made.

1 represents the casing of the machine in which a suitable number of rolls may be supported. I have shown three of these rolls respectively at 2, 3 and 4, resting in troughs 5, 6 and 7, with which'they have frictional engagement for giving the strands of said rolls proper tension. The roll 2 represents the roll oi the record strand or strip 8, the roll 3 represents the roll of the duplicate strand or strip 9, and the roll 4 represents the roll of the billing strand or strip 10. These strands are respectively guided over rods 11, 12 and 13. i

-The, billing strip is usually composed of a series of bill-heads, as see thebill-heads indicated at a, following one another on the strip, the bill-heads having printed headings b at the top thereof, followed by an autographic entryspace c, the heading of the bill -head being unused for the purpose ofautographic entries thereon, and in the form shown representing labout one-half of the length of the bill-head, so that the available space on the respective bill-heads for autographic entries is about one-half of the length of the bill-head. The headings and autographic entry-spaces alternate on the billing-strip.

14 represents the table.

15 and 16 represent `carbon or other suitable manifold or copying strips placed between the respective strips coming from the rolls. v

17 is a holder for the carbon strips, and 18 a clamp therefor.

19 is an opening in the cover 20 of the casing. There.

is but a single table and all the entries are made through said opening on said table. When a bill for a customer is madeout, it is written in the autographic entry-space of the bill-head at the time exposed by said opening above said table, the customer receiving this original bill or entry. An exaht duplicate of said bill is simultaneously made on the duplicate strand and on the record-strand at the places then under said autographic entry-space exposed by said opening and located above said table. The bill and duplicate are then severed and delivered to the customer, the record-entry, containing the exact duplicate'of the bill, remaining in the machine.

It is my purpose further to advance the record-strip less distances than the advance imparted to the billing without intermediate blank spaces, as indicated in Fig.4

9 in which d represent the separate record entries. It is my purpose to advance the record-strip for the distance only represented by the available length for entries on the bill-heads, and in the form shown, I advance the record-strip one-half the distance of the advance imparted to the bill-head strip and its duplicate.

25 is a feed-roll with the shaft 260i which a crankarm or handle 27 connects for advancing the same.

28 is an upper feed-roll, between which and the feedroll 25 the billing-strip and the duplicate strip are advanced the full length of the bill-head at each advance of said strips. The roll 28 carries a gear 29 meshing with a gear 30 on the crank-shaft.l A. pawl 31 engages the gear 30 for preventing retraction of said feed-rolls. The billing and duplicate strips are then severed by being ready to be bound into book form.

between the rolls in ordinary manner, not shown because well known.

36 are feed-rolls for the record-strip. These leedrolls are operated from the gear 30 by providing the reduced journal-end 37 of the leed-roll 35 with a gear 38, which meshes with gear 30 and is located at one end of said feed-roll. At the other end of said feed-roll it has a gear 39 which meshes with a gear 40 on the reduced journal-end 4l of the leed-roll 36. The leed-rolls 35 3G at one end have their journals in bearings 42 43 in the casing and at their other end have their journals in bearings 44 45 in a bracket 4G secured to the casing. This bracket is provided for clearance for the gear 38. These feed-rolls 35 36 are so geared in proportion to the leedroll 25, as to advance the record strip one-half of the circumferential travel of the roll 25 for advancing the record-strip one-half the distance of the advance imparted to' the billing and duplicate strips by said rolls 25 and 28.

The record-strip is guided between plates 50 5l to a perforating tool 52'and a severing tool 53, forming cutting tools. The plates are suitably secured to the casing as by having flanges 54 through which bolts 55 pass into the casing.

The severing tool preferably comprises a stationary knife-bar 56 with which a pivoted knife-bar 57 co-acts for severing the sheet of completed entries, shown as e, The stationary knife-bar has a llange 58 at each end by which it is secured t0 the casing by means of bolts 59. The cutting edge of the stationary knife-bar is preierably provided at the bottom of a downwardly projecting lip 60 and the cutting edge of the pivoted knife-bar is preferably arranged at an angle to its pivotal axis (see 57 f Figs. 2 and 6) for the purpose oi severing the sheet with a shear cut. The pivoted knife-bar is journaled at each end in a bearing 62 in the casing. A spring 63 normally retracts the pivoted knife-bar against a stop 64 on the casing.

The perforator preferably comprises a punch 70 coacting with a die 7l secured to the plate 51. The punch reciprocates in a bore 72 ofthe stationary knife-bar. A spring 73 takes about the punch for normally reti-acting the same. A pin 74 projects from the punch into a slot 75 of a flange 7 6 of the knife-bar for positioning and limiting the movement of the punch.

I provide means for operating the severing and perforating tools and provide controlling means for such operating mechanism in order to insure proper co-operation between the advancing mechanism for the strips, and the perforating and severing tools. Each advance of the strips is accomplished by a single revolution oi the crank-arm 27. At the end of its revolution the crank is temporarily locked against further rotation by being provided with a pin 8l with which a hook 82 engages.

83 is a tripping lever secured to a shaft 84, which shaft 4is normally retracted by a spring 85. This shaft is provided with a lug 86 which engages with a lug 87 on a sleeve 88 taking loosely about the shaft. This sleeve has secured to it an arm 89 to which a pawl 90 is pivoted, the pawl engaging the teeth 91 of a ratchet-wheel 92 for advancing the latter, the ratchet-wheel being loosely journaled on the sleeve. A locking-pawl 93 prevents retraction of the ratchet-wheel. A pin 94 is secured at a given point to one side of the ratchet-wheel (see Figs. 2, 5 and 6) and engages an arm 95 of the pivoted knife-bar 57 for swinging the latter upon its pivots and causing cutting engagement between the kniiebars. At its other side the ratchet-wheel, at suitable points about its face, is provided with pins 96 97 (see Fig. (l) for engaging the rear face 98 (sec Fig. 5) oi' the square heel 99 of the punch 70 for forcing the punch into the die 7l, said punch being normally retracted by the spring 73. The pin 9G occupies the same position on one side of the wheel 92 that the pin 94 docs on the other side of said wheel.

In the form shown the ratchet-wheel is provided with six teeth so that the record-strip will be advanced six times between ollowin g operations of the severing tool, thereby severing the strip into sheets, each oi which is provided with six entries. The periorating tool is arranged to operate twice between each pair oi operations of the severing tool, thereby providing the sheets with two perforations each. This sequence may ol course be changed without departing from the spirit oi my invention. lt will also be noted that the severing and periorating tools act while the record-strip is at rest, thus insuring accuracy in the operation.

From the severing tool ,the record-strip passes into a record-chamber 101, and when severed into sheets. the

sheets rest one upon the other in said record-chamber.

The purpose of having the downwardly projecting lip G0 on the stationary knife-bar is to provide a stop against the return o1' the edge oi the separated sheet into the path ol the cut edge oi the advancing strip so as to insure the record-strips lying one upon the other in the record-chamber or compartment. This compartment is accessible by means of a door 102 pivoted at l03 and secured in place by catches 104.

The hook 82 which engages with the pin 8] of the crank-arm for arresting the rotation of the latter at the end of each oi its rotations, is on a lever 105 which is secured to the sleeve 88, When the tripping lever 83 is depressed, which, through the lugs 86 87, rocks the sleeve 88, the stop-lever 105 is rocked with the sleeve for disengaging the hook thereon from the path of the pin 8l, thereby permitting the crank 27 to be turned. The hook 82 normally forms a stop tor preventing turnl ing of the feed-rolls for the strand. Upon the rocking of the stop-lever 105 it engages a catch 10G for holding the lever and its hook in disengaged position until ap proximate completion of the revolution oi the crankarm. While this lever is so held in disengaged position, the pawl also secured to said sleeve, is prevented from making engagement with the next tooth on the ratchet-wheel. ratchet-wheel through the medium oi the trippinglever 83, irrespective of depressions that may be imparted to said tripping-lever, thus preventing aceidental or intentional perforation or separation oi the record-strip in improper manner. While the stop-lever is thus held in disengaged position the lug 87 on the sleeve 88 is also held in advanced position, which prevents the lug 86 from causing its further advance. 'lhe stop-lever is provided with an engaging tace |07 with which the pin 8l on the cranlearm engages lor This prevents further advance ol' said retracting or tripping said stop-lever and bringing its hook into range with said pins (see Fig. 4). This engaging face is preferably curved so that the retraction of the stop-lever may be comparatively gradual and the pivot of said lever is preferably placed adjacent said hook so that the travel of the crank-arm between the retracting of the lever and engagement of the hook may be slight. This curve is preferably so described that the pin 81 shall make continual engagement therewith from the time it makes contact therewith until it en gages the hook 82.

The stop-lever has an inclined face 108 which engages the catch 106, the catch snapping into a recess 109 in the rear face of the stop-lever. The catch is on a springplate 110 With which the pin 81 engages just prior to engagement of said pin with the engaging face 107 for retracting said catch.,

The operator is supposed, as soon as the tripping lever 83 has been depressed, to release said tripping lever. If not so released there is danger of yits being retracted with a jar when the crank-arm retracts the stop-lever 105. In order to prevent jarring of the parts of the controlling mechanism, I prefer to attach a stoparm 112 to the tripping shaft 84, which arm, when the tripping lever is depressed, extends into line With the pin of the crank-arm ior engaging with said pin just prior to the engagement of said pin with the stop-lever,

thereby preventing the further advance of the crankarm until the release ofthe tripping lever, upon which release the tripping lever retracts into normal position through the medium of the spring 85, thereby simultaneously throwing the stop-arm 112 out of the path of the pin on the crank-arm. In order to regulate the thrust of the ratchet-Wheel at each depression of the tripping-lever I provide a stop 113 for the latter consisting of a set-screw 114 adjustable in a'lug 115 on the casing, the tripping-lever being adapted to engage the set-screw When depressed.

The pins 94 96 are opposite each other on opposite sides oi the ratchet-Wheel 92.v Upon release ofthe arm 105 from its catch 106 the ratchet-arm is retracted by the spring 79, a stop 80 limiting the return movement of said arm.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In an autcgrapbic register, the combination of means for advancing an upper strand given distances, means for advancing a record-strand less distances, a severing device, and means for operatingsaid severing device upon given advances of said strands and permitting said severing device to remain inoperative throughout a plurality of other successive advances of said strands for severing said record-strand into given lengths comprising a plurality of advances thereof.

2. In an autographic register, the combination of means for advancing an upper strand given distances, means for advancing a record-strand less distances, a severing device, means for operating said severing device upon given advances of said strands and`permitting said severing device to remain inoperative throughout a plurality of other suc- .cessive advances of said strands for severing said record'- strand into given lengths comprising a plurality of advances thereof, and means for providing the same with pcr'forations given distances apart.

In an autographic register, tlze combination of means for imparting advances of given length to an upper' strand, means for simultaneously imparting advances Yof substantially less given length to a record-strand, means for severing said record-strand into record-sheets of given forating the same between the movements of said strands, A

substantially as described.

5. In an autographic register, the combination. With means for advancing a record-strand, a severing device for severing said record-strand into record-sheets, a stop for said advancing means, means for operating said severing device and retracting said stop, and means for moving said stop into normal locking position having operative connection with said advancing means, substantially'as described.

6. In an autographic register, the combination with means for imparting advances of given lengths to an upper strand, means for imparting advances of substantially less lengths to a record-strand, of a severing tool for' said record-strand, and means for operating the latter comprising an operatingI shaft and a ratchet-wheel having operative connection with said shaft, said ratchet-wheel having parts thereon making operative connection with said severing device.

7. In an autographic register, the combination with means for imparting advances of given lengths to an upper strand, means for impar-ting advances of substantially less lengths to a record-strand, of a severing tool for said record-strand, a perforating tool, and means for operating the latter' comprising an operating shaft and a ratchet-wheel having operative connection with said shaft, said ratchet-wheel having parts thereon making operative connection with said severing and perforating tools.

8. In an autographic register, the combination with means for advancing. an upper strandgiven distances, means for advancing a record-strand less distances, of a cutting tool for said record-strand, a lever, a shaft therefor, a sleeve taking about said shaft, a ratchet-Wheel loosely mounted on said sleeve, a pawion said sleeve engaging said ratchet-wheel, means for operating said sleeve from said shaft, and means between said ratchet-Wheel and cuttingl tool for operating the latter, substantially as described.

9. In an autographic register, the combination with means for imparting advances of given lengths to an upper strand, means for imparting advances of less lengths to a record-strand, said means comprising a crank-arm, of a cutting tool for said record-strand, a 1ever,a shaft therefor, a Asleeve taking about said shaft, a ratchet-wheel loosely mounted on said sleeve, a pawl on said sleeve engaging said ratchet-wheel, means for operating said sleeve from said shaft, means between said vratchet-wheel and cutting tool for operating the latter, a stop for said crankarm secured to said sleeve, and a catch for holding said stop inretracted position, said crank-arm having a trip for releasing said catch, substantially as described.

10. In an autographic register, the combination with means for imparting advances of given lengths to an upper strand, means for imparting advances of less lengths to a record-strand, said means comprising a crank-arm, of a cutting tool for 'said record-strand, a lever, a 'shaft therefor, a sleeve taking about said shaft, a ratchet-wheel loosely mounted on said sleeve, a pawl on said sleeve'engaging said ratchet-Wheel, means for operating said 'sleeve from said shaft, means between said ratchet-wheel and cutting tool for operating the latter, a stop-lever secured to said sleeve, said stop-lever having a stop thereon for said crank-arm, a catch for holding said stop in retracted position, said crank-arm and stop-lever having engaging faces for forcing said stop into the path of travelof said crank-arm, substantially as described.

11. In an autographic register, the combination with means for impart-ing advances of given lengths to an upper strand, means for imparting advances of less lengths to a record-strand, said means comprising a crank-arm, of a cutting tool for said record-strand, a shaft, a sleeve taking thereabout, a ratchet-wheel loosely mounted on said sleeve, a ratchet on said sleeve engaging said ratchetrecord-strand into record-sheets, said easing having a com- 1() Wheel and having operative connection with said shaft, partment under said rolls for said record-sheets.

means between said ratchet-Wheel and cutting tool for In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name hereto operating the 1atter,'and a stop for said crank-arm sein the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

cured to said shaft.

12. In an autographic register, the combination with THOMS L' MOORE' means for advancing an upper strand and a record-strand, Witnesses: said strands respectively forming rolls, supports for said Connnnm OHEARN,

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